Judge hits 2 HRs as Yankees sweep

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Aaron Judge homered twice to run his long-ball streak to three straight games, added the tying RBI on a groundout in the seventh inning and helped the New York Yankees rally past the Kansas City Royals 6-4 on Sunday for their third consecutive series sweep and ninth straight win.

Judge has hit five home runs in his last five games and eight this season.

Clarke Schmidt (2-2) pitched a scoreless inning in relief of Yankees starter Luis Severino. Aroldis Chapman left the tying run on base in the ninth inning to earn his sixth save on the year and 20th in a row.

The Yankees, riding the longest winning streak in the majors, improved to 16-6.

Angels 6, White Sox 5: Mike Trout homered, doubled and scored three runs, Michael Lorenzen pitched into the ninth inning and Los Angeles held off host Chicago for its seventh win in eight games. Shohei Ohtani had an RBI as the Angels’ designated hitter. The two-way AL MVP went 0-for-3 and exited in the ninth inning because of tightness in his right groin. The Japanese-born star said he expects to play on Monday in Chicago against the White Sox.

Mets 10, Phillies 6: Dominic Smith went 4-for-4 with three RBIs to back an inconsistent Max Scherzer, and host New York won its seventh straight series to begin the season by beating Philadelphia.

Cubs 2, Brewers 0: Marcus Stroman threw two-hit ball for seven innings, outpitching Cy Young Award winner Corbin Burnes and leading Chicago to a win at Milwaukee.

Guardians 7, Athletics 3: Triston McKenzie threw 61⁄3 scoreless innings, and Cleveland completed its first sweep in Oakland in 22 years.

Twins 9, Rays 3: Jorge Polanco drove in four runs, Carlos Correa had his fourth consecutive multi-hit game and Minnesota won at Tampa Bay.

Rockies 10, Reds 1: Kyle Freeland tossed seven strong innings for his first win of the season, and host Colorado completed a series sweep of Cincinnati.

Cardinals 7, Diamondbacks 5: Harrison Bader and Nolan Arenado homered in the seventh inning to help St. Louis rally past visiting Arizona.

Nationals 11, Giants 5: Yadiel Hernandez drove in a career-high five runs with three hits as Washington won at San Francisco.

Mariners 7, Marlins 3: Julio Rodriguez hit his first major league homer and Seattle ended host Miami’s seven-game winning streak.

Rangers 7, Braves 3: Adolis Garcia highlighted a three-hit, four-RBI day with a bases-clearing triple in the third inning to help Texas beat visiting Atlanta.

Dodgers 6, Tigers 3: Walker Buehler pitched five scoreless innings and host Los Angeles beat Detroit.

Padres 5, Pirates 2: Joe Musgrove struck out eight over seven innings and San Diego won at Pittsburgh.

Orioles 9, Red Sox 5: Jordan Lyles pitched six gritty innings and Baltimore beat visiting Boston.